Even though the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has interrupted sports seasons at home, local high school student athletes have their sights on the big leagues next… Continue reading
Homer’s Story breaks another school record
The August Complex Fire of 2020 on the Mendocino National Forest in northern California is officially the state’s largest wildfire in history. At over 1,000,000… Continue reading
I’ve been thinking a lot about the 1986 film “The Money Pit” lately. If you’re around my age, I’ve probably lost you already. But if… Continue reading
As a park ranger for the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge, I get to spend a lot of time on the refuge’s trails and in the… Continue reading
Homer gets nods for coach of the year, most valuable player
Homer came away with big recognitions when athletic directors and coaches released the All-Peninsula Football awards late last month. The results for the first and… Continue reading
Kenai Central and Soldotna high schools will team to host a Kenai Peninsula Borough volleyball tournament Thursday and Saturday. Homer, Kenai Central, Soldotna, Nikiski and… Continue reading
This August, Eivin Kilcher was beachcombing on Ushagat Island when he saw something unusual. “I was thinking, whoa, that looks like a massive-something-important.” He and… Continue reading
Remember to be bear aware
Skyline Trail was the top priority for getting trail work done and getting the trail reopened for the public to enjoy. Skyline is arguably our… Continue reading
Volunteers in annual Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies program clean up, monitor beaches
On a recent sortie looking for grouse in the spruce forest of the northern Kenai Peninsula, I heard what sounded to me like a squeaky… Continue reading
Remember to be bear aware
ASAA wants schools to stay in geographic regions
Upcoming events Football: The playoff football game scheduled at Redington Jr./Sr. High School has been canceled. All state championships have been canceled for fall sports… Continue reading
Big game guide Berg led remarkable life
Remember to be bear aware
People say that Alaska is their backyard, their playground — that they know this or that mountain like that back of their own hand. In… Continue reading
